Spirituality

Self-Discipline: Pick Yourself Up

As I get older, I’m finding that self-discipline is the most important trait that any of us can have. Self-discipline pushes us to do the things we “don’t feel like doing” for our own benefit. It’s the parent within us or the higher self that says, “I know you don’t want to eat your dinner, but you must if you are to grow and be healthy.”

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Īśvara Praṇidhāna: Surrender

What this observance asks is for us to accept life as it is, with the understanding that God is the “ruler of the kingdom” and God’s will is perfect. It is understanding that I belong to universal energy, you belong to universal energy, all life is not our own, but gifted by the universal energy. If that energy decides to remove itself from your body, down you crumble into a heap of decomposing rubbish.

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Svādhyāya: Do You Know You?

If you do not want your desires to rule you, then you must keep watch and stay vigilant. You must stand guard over your impulses, your mind, and your desires. There are many desires that come along that will only trip you up if you aren’t careful. When we stay focused on watching our mind and can see the “sin” (misguided desires) creeping in, we can ready ourselves to stand firm so that we aren’t derailed.

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Saṁtoṣa/Santosha: The Art of Contentment

It is impossible to have contentment without surrender. In order to remain content, we must surrender our ideas of what “should be” knowing that we can only experience what is and that to wish for “what is” to be anything other is a waste of energy. When we let go of the idea that things should be as we desire them to be, we are free to find gratitude right where we are.

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